Friday
Notes 2. An
on-line
resource for NEILSA Librarians
Key
to colors:
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will be in
plain old black, as will section headings usually bold or Italic.
Old stuff will be in
purple.
Stuff I'm harping on will be
in Red.
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& Bold are for my editorial comments/ jokes & "stuff".
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County Meetings Scheduled:
If your county meeting
date is not on the schedule please contact Ken
at NEILSA
Allamakee County
Meeting - ??????
Black Hawk
County Meeting - When called - seldom
Bremer
County
Meeting - ?????????????
Buchanan
County
Meeting - ?????????????
Butler County
Meeting - April 5, 2005 7:00 Dumont
Chickasaw County Meeting - ??????
Clayton
County Meeting - April
19, 2005 7:00 Elkader
Delaware
County
Meeting
- May 10, 2005 7:00 Delhi
Dubuque
County -
Thursday, Nov. 18,
University of Wisconsin, Platteville
Fayette County Meeting
- ???????
Grundy
County
Meeting - Jan. 24, 2005 9:00 am at the Grundy Center PL KD
Howard
County
Meeting - April 5, 2005
7:00 in Elma KD CE
Winneshiek
County Meeting
-
NEXT weeks
meetings
Your Sponsor reminds
County
Associations THAT: One & Two hour
CE
Workshops are available upon prior request, from the NEILSA
staff
person
in attendance, just call.
NOTE: Tentative
staff assignment: KD = Ken
(Consultant), ER = Eunice (Administrator)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
EYE-OPENER: (unedited)
Chris at the
keyboard this Monday Morning, bringing
you:
- Additional
“Above and Beyond” Literacy Awards
- Summer Reading
Program Manual
- Meetings/Events
This Week
- A Fond
Farewell
1. “Above and Beyond”
- Last week’s Eye-Opener
congratulated Arthur Public Library, with an added P.S. congratulating Manson
Public Library, for each being recipients of the Governor’s “Above and Beyond”
literacy awards. Little did we know, at the time, that Northwest Library
Services had even more libraries to congratulate: Spencer, Sioux City and Orange City
Public Libraries. That adds up to five libraries in Northwest singled out for
award-winning literacy and reading services to children and young
adults.
Spencer Public Library’s award
commends “Vicki Myron and Mary Walk for demonstrating outstanding service toward
improving the well being of Iowa children through their Summer Reading
Coalition. Other members of the coalition, formed in 2000, include:
Spencer Elementary Schools, Sacred Heart
School, Great
Lakes Lutheran
School, ISU Extension Service, Arts On
Grand, SCT Playhouse, Parker Museum, the Spencer Daily Reporter, and
KICD Radio.
Sioux City Public Library’s award
reads, “Betsy Thompson and Peg Brady for Outstanding Service to Iowa’s Children in the Area of Literacy and Reading…demonstrated outstanding service toward improving
the well being of Iowa children through their dedicated efforts
to connect with middle schools students. Their project also inspired teachers
and library media specialists to introduce information literacy concepts in
several parts of the school curriculum.”
Orange City Public Library’s award
says, “Becky Bilby of the Orange City Public Library and high school librarian
Marlene DeZeeuw have demonstrated outstanding service toward improving the well
being of Iowa children through their innovative project to encourage students to
use their libraries. Becky and Marlene organized Teen Read Week, for which they
developed educational and entertaining methods of motivating teenagers to make
use of both the community and school libraries.”
2. Summer
Reading Program Manual – The 2005 “Dragons, Dreams and
Daring Deeds” Summer Library Program manual will be shipped in the next few
weeks, along with the 2005 Incentive Order Form. A notice will be posted on the
list serv when the manuals and order forms have been shipped. If you’d like to
begin looking at the incentives and ordering on-line, please go to: http://www.highsmith.com/upstart/2005CSLP.htm
This year, Upstart will again have
a graduated shipment schedule. The earlier you order, the earlier you will
receive your merchandise. For the order and shipment schedule, please take a
second look at the e-mail sent last week by Karen Day of North Central Library
Service Area. Both Karen and Mary Cameron of the State Library say, “Please do
not hesitate to get in touch” regarding questions about the
program.
3.
Meetings/Events This Week
Sac County Library Association
meets over the ICN on Wednesday, November 10th at 7:30
p.m.
Gates Computer Classes are underway
Monday and Tuesday at Norelius Community Library in Denison. There is a second
training opportunity on Thursday and Friday at Spencer Public Library. You can
see a complete description of individual classes and times at: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm
“Trustee Time & Talent: Doing
the Important Work of Library Boards” takes place this Saturday at the Milford
Public Library/Community Center. Details can be found at: http://www.nwils.lib.ia.us/class.html
4. A Fond
Farewell
I’ve enjoyed 13 happy years working
for you and your patrons. Admittedly, my favorite hours were spent hunting down
answers to the challenging reference questions you sent my way. Plus it will
come as no surprise to many of you that my most challenging hours were spent
hunting down “mo’ money” for you via the E-rate
program.
Because I had my finger in so many
different pies, time passed quickly and no two days were exactly alike. My
additional pies included:
- NW web site
development, administration and training
- Internet training
(searching, policy development, intellectual freedom, filtering, problem patron
behaviors etc.)
- Database training
(FirstSearch, Electric Library, EBSCO)
- Teaching C.E.
workshops (including a stint on the ICN)
- Participating in
emerging statewide initiatives (VBR and EBSCO Stumpers)
- Grant-writing
assistance
- Guest-writing (Eye
Opener, Footnotes)
- Tech plan
editing
- Pinch-hitting
ILL
People have begun asking me how I
plan to spend my retirement. My first endeavor will be to take a look-see at
Virginia (where my husband and I had planned to
retire); New Jersey (where we grew up); and
Minnesota
(where our children and grandchildren live). But who knows…maybe I’ll decide to
stay right where I am.
Then I have a myriad of projects in
mind. First among them is a compilation of my all-time favorite back-up
reference questions. Thanks to Joyce Amdor at Denison, the collection already has a title:
So Glad You Asked. Twice a year since 1992, I’ve compiled lists of your
most thought-provoking questions. I estimate they number about 2000 puzzling,
probing, quirky, mind-bending questions. Looking back, I wish I’d saved the
submitting libraries’ names, and the answers. But I think my brain might have
ruptured had I tried.
After that, it’s on to family
history and genealogy, water color painting, elder hostel, weight-lifting,
financial planning, and all manner of non-fiction endeavors. It will not
surprise me if I decide to work part-time in a library somewhere in the future.
Nor if I take a stab at a novel. No doubt the heroine would be a
librarian.
In closing I’d like to say two
things.
First, I’d love to see you at my
retirement party on Wednesday, November 17th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in
Sioux City Public Library’s “Gleeson” meeting room. But in view of the distance,
the shorter days, and uncertain weather possibilities, I will certainly
understand if you cannot make it.
Second, I will never, ever, ever
forget your incredible cascade of condolence cards when my husband passed away.
They flooded my mailbox. They crashed my e-mail. Notes came from the nearest and
farthest reaches of our Library Service Area. They comforted me and I’ve kept
them, every one.
Before this Eye-Opener turns
maudlin, let me close by saying, “I love you one-and-all and it has been one of
my greatest pleasures getting to know you, by serving
you.”
Fondly,
Chris
Christine Rutherford,
MLS
Reference & Internet
Services
So long Chris - it has been a good run.
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NE Iowa Library Services Area
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The 2005 Dragons, Dreams
and Daring Deeds Summer
Library Program manual will be shipped in the next few weeks
along with the 2005 Incentive Order Form. A notice will be sent
on the list serves when they have been shipped.
This year Upstart will
again have a graduated shipment schedule. If you order
early, you will receive your merchandise earlier. The schedule is
as follows:
Orders Received
by:
Will Ship by:
November 19,
2004
March 1, 2005
January
1,
2005
April 1, 2005
After January 1,
2005
May 1, 2005 or as product is available
If you have any questions
regarding these orders, please do not hesitate to get in touch with
Mary Cameron or Karen Day.
xx: end of Blog
2005 town meeting dates.
Tuesday, September 20 - North Iowa Area Community College,
Mason City
Wednesday, September 21 - Waterloo Arts and Recreation
Center, Waterloo
Thursday, September 22 - Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City
Tuesday, September 27 - Southwestern Community College,
Creston
Wednesday, September 28 - Buena Vista University, Storm Lake
Thursday, September 29 - Urbandale Public Library
Friday, September 30 - Urbandale Public Library
CHANGES: None reported
Advocatvs
Diaboli: This term
has come to mean anyone who argues a position that he does not believe
in, simply for the sake of
arguing and/or promoting discussion; or to present a counter argument
for a position he does believe in to another debater, for the purpose
of testing the
quality of the counter argument and identifying weaknesses in his own
argument.
Q: We like to say librarianship is a profession; What does this mean to YOU?
New
LINKS of interest:
Even Digital Memories Can Fade [The New York Times]
"The nation's 115 million home computers are brimming over with
personal treasures - millions of photographs, music of every genre,
college papers, the great American novel and, of course, mountains of
e-mail messages.
Yet no one has figured out how to preserve these
electronic materials for the next decade, much less for the ages. Like
junk e-mail, the problem of digital archiving, which seems
straightforward, confounds even the experts."
A Wish List for
Librarians: A Commentary Based on The Greedy Associates Listservs By Barbara
Fullerton http://www.llrx.com/features/wishlist.htm
"
The uniqueness of librarianship is that it emphasizes the human aspect
of information accessing."
http://www.sir.arizona.edu/syllabus/pipwai.html
Mozilla's Firefox Makes Formal Debut
With 8 million users already, the free Firefox Web browser
would hardly seem to need an official launch to gain acceptance in the
Internet universe.
NON Consortia Libraries
FROM: Pam.Pfitzenmaier - DE & Iowa Library Commission
Greetings,
The SLD has announced the E-rate 471 filing "window" dates for funding year
2005 (July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006).
Important to note:
1. While there will be a new form 470 eventually, SLD recommends that we
file using the old form 470. In a few days Debbie Fiscus will send out
times/dates for the form 470 training sessions via ICN. We'll train using the
old 470 forms. If you're new to the E-rate process, you'll want to attend one
of the sessions. If you're a seasoned veteran, you should feel free to go ahead
and file your form 470(s) anytime now.
2. At this time, it appears that we'll all have to use the new form 471.
It is not yet available in an online format, although you can see the contents
of the draft form 471 at http://www.sl.universalservice.org/reference/Presentations2004.asp
(scroll down the page until you see the draft forms and instructions). There
are quite a few changes in the 471 form. Even if you're a seasoned veteran, I
do recommend you sign up for a form 471 training session. Those times/dates
will also come out later this week. The Schools and Libraries Committee of the USAC Board of Directors has
approved a 66-day filing window for Funding Year 2005 (July 1, 2005 through June
30, 2006). The window will open at noon (EST) on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 and
close at 11:59 pm (EST) on Thursday, February 17, 2005. Pursuant to the FCC's
Third Report and Order (FCC 03-323), which adopted a more formal, transparent
process for updating the Eligible Services List, the opening of the filing
window must occur 60 days after release of the Commission public notice
announcing the final list. The list was issued by the Commission on October 14,
which means that the window opening date may be no earlier than December 13.
Accordingly, the window opening will be delayed from the traditional early
November opening. The window close date has been moved later in time to ensure
an adequate filing window.
It is important to note that Forms 470 may be filed -- online or on paper
-- today. There is no need to wait for the opening of the filing window to post
Forms 470. While there will be a new Form 470 for Funding Year 2005, applicants
posting Forms 470 may use the existing form until the new form is available. If
the existing Form 470 is used, that will be all that will be required for 470
posting for 2005 -- no additional action will be necessary to meet the
requirement to post for new services. New certifications on the new Form 470
will be on the new Form 471 as well, so applicants using the current Form 470
will certify to those new requirements on the new Form 471.
If applicants wait for the opening of the filing window to file the Form
470, they may have difficulty completing the procurement process and filing the
Form 471 by the close of the filing window. Any applicant who would be so
affected is strongly encouraged to file the Form 470 before the opening of the
471 filing window.
There will be a new Form 471 for Funding Year 2005. That new form will
become available for online filing as the filing window opens. A summary of the
changes to Form 471 can be found on this web site in the Form 471 Changes
presentation <../../data/ppt/2004/08%20Form%20471%20Changes.ppt>
[PowerPoint format; 162kb].
For a Form 471 to be treated as having been filed within the window, the
following must occur:
* Form 471 must be completed online or postmarked if
filed on paper by the close of the filing window, and
* The certification page for an online Form 471 and
certification pages for any Forms 470 filed online and cited on the Form 471
must be completed online via e-certification or postmarked by the close of the
filing window.
As always, we encourage applicants to file Forms 471 and the 471 and 470
certifications as early in the filing window as possible and to submit the Item
21 attachments as soon after filing the Form 471 as possible. With a later
filing window close, USAC will have less time than it has in prior years to
review applications before the start of the funding year. When we receive all of
an applicant's applications along with the Item 21 attachments, they will go
into Program Integrity Assurance review. Applications filed early in the window
can generally be expected to be ready earlier than later-filed applications for
Funding Commitment Decision Letters. We also encourage applicants to
separate their Priority 1 requests (telecommunications services and Internet
access) from their Priority 2 requests (internal connections other than basic
maintenance, and basic maintenance of internal connections) and file them on
separate Forms 471.
CONSORTIA
Item 21 attachment: Item 21 attachment in the Providers Manual at: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/vendor/manual/chapter5.asp
"The chosen Service Provider is expected to be a resource to
the applicant for information about the technology, the products and the services that
are being furnished to the applicant. The Service Provider should provide information that the applicant can
include with their application, as the supporting documentation which describes in detail the services being
ordered."
Note "The Service Provider should provide information that the applicant can
include with their application..."
THAT is the Item 21 Attachment.
Any Service Provider who still can not figure out what is desired may
call me at the Consortia office for a detailed explanation (as only I
can give - details that is). Service Providers will receive over the
next few days a 4 page Item 21 Attachment explanation also.
The material in the "
Consortia Documents for Funding Year July 2005 - June 2006"
(below) is needed by the deadline in order for us to go ahead with your
application for support, if you do not have any luck getting the Item
21 Attachment from your phone company, or from your ISP, do your best
with the short form and send it in with the other stuff.
FSCS numbers & FCC Registration Numbers:
IF you do not know your FSCS number we will find it for you. If you
got your material in on time for us to apply for your FCC Registration
Number we will also fill it in. If you did not get the EIN in on time
you will need to supply the FCC Registration Number for your library,
the city number is not useable for the SLD e-rate application.
Consortia Documents for Funding Year July 2005 - June 2006 posted:
http://neilsa.org/erate/consortdocs05.html
DEADLINE: 12/01/2004
You need to have the Letter of Agency approved by your Board, with the
action recorded in the Board minutes, before we can file for your
discounts. You must have all the needed paperwork back to the
Consortia office by 12/01/2004. upon receipt of the documents we
will send you the instructions for completing "The Database".
The Database is a list of your monthly phone bills for:
1. the last year
2. the current year
It will be used to determine how much your library will be applying for
in the next funding year. Your monthly amount will be an average
of the figures you enter.
If you have
specific
questions about your e-rate "account" call Glen,
9:00 - noon at NEILSA office.
Glen
tells me that ALL
486's are now in.
EVERYONE who is not
currently getting discounts from last years credits
should contact us via e-mail
at: assist@neilsa.org ; we will check
and see if you are part of the 486 problem or on the B.E.A.R. list and
get back to you.
The
following libraries are NOT filed as part of the
Consortia and are therefor not on the:
Technology Plan
Form
470 and all subsequent filings
FCC Registration Number
Cedar Falls, Evansdale,
Elkader, Guttenberg, Hawkeye, LaPorte
City, Waterloo, Waverly.
IF
you feel you should not be on this list let us know
(in writing please), if you wish to start doing your own e-rate let us
know in writing also.
CE: {That
would be classes with credits toward recertification.}
EBSCO
Stumpers. Send an answer to the current Stumpers question
from iowalib to riesberg@neilsa.org before the answer is posted
on Friday and receive CE credit. Individuals can receive up to 5
contact hours continuing education credit for participating in EBSCO
stumpers (4 answered questions for each hour of credit).
ALA launches on-line Continuing Education Clearinghouse
CHICAGO
- The American Library Association (ALA) has launched a new online
Continuing Education (CE) Clearinghouse at www.ala.org/ce. It is
designed to meet the professional development needs and career
interests of library staff and boards.
http://www.ala.org/ala/pr2004/september2004/OnlineCEClearinghouse.htm
SPECIAL
WORKSHOPS:
ICN session
scheduled by the State Library. Sandy Dixon is presenting the program
"Funding for your Library: The Special Tax Levy. The Date/time for
this session is Thursday, November 18 18:00 to 19:30
New
DuPage Teleconferences Announced: A brand new series of
teleconferences sponsored by the College of DuPage Illinois is ready for the
2004--2005
season. Again this year, the State Library and BCR are partnering
in
bringing these satellite teleconferences to Iowa, beamed into ICN
rooms across
the state. Here's a preview of the DuPage programming,
beginning in
November:
November
19, 2004: "The
Role of
Teaching in Modern Libraries"
January
21, 2005: "Dealing
with
Difficult People"
February
18, 2005: "Library
Marketing"
March 11,
2005:
"Reference Tools
for the Information Age"
March 18,
2005: "Library
Transformation: Library as Place"
April 29,
2005: "Library
Hot
Topics for Today and Tomorrow"
June 3,
2005:
"Information
Literacy"
For full
details about the
DuPage teleconferences, visit their website at: http://www.cod.edu/teleconf/
To
register for the first in the series, coming up November 19th "THE
ROLE OF TEACHING IN MODERN LIBRARIES," go to the State Library's
website: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm
WebJunction Iowa's
Learning
Center courses. These courses are available to all Iowa library staff at no
charge.
To
take
a course:
1) You must be registered on the site;
2) You must sign in when you are ready to take a course. If you
go to WebJunction Iowa's Learning Center without signing in, the system
will not let you enroll in a course.
When you're in the Learning Center, click on "Course
Details" for a description of the course and the time estimated to
complete it. After finishing a course, print out an attendance
certificate - you'll need to fill in your name and the date you
completed it. The State Library will accept these certificates
toward public librarian re-certification.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Sandy Dixon
Consultant
State Library of Iowa
CLASSES in
NEILSA:
PLEASE NOTE: NEILSA
classes that are taught by non-NEILSA staff are subject to CANCELLATION
3 to 7 days ahead of presentation if registration will not support the
class session. If you are interested in a class, such as Get
Organized or Pathfinder, you need to sign up in plenty of time to
insure the class takes place.
Library
101 – next Dec. 10 --
Registration: http://www.neilsa.org/classes/library101.cfm
Get Organized, Dec 8, 8:30
– 4:00, Oelwein --
Limited enrollment
Get Organized
This was so popular at
ILA Annual meeting last year that the room was
FULL and people were turned away. We also had a full house this
year at ILA.
Description:
Get Organized examines areas of
your work life to identify ways you can be more efficient, ordered, and
organized. You'll learn how to:
* Organize your work
space.
* Eliminate the clutter in drawers, closets, and on shelves and
bookcases.
* Throw away stuff you aren't using.
* Buy office products that will help you stay organized.
* Buy software that will help you organize your calendar, to-do lists,
and address book.
* Reduce the amount of paper that you accumulate.
* Stay ahead of filing.
Getting
organized and staying organized is a great way to
reduce the stress in your life and feel more confident about yourself
and the work you are doing.
Workshop
Outline:
* Welcome and
Introductions
* Why Should You Get Organized?
* Clean Up Your Work Space
* File That Paper or Throw It Out
* Manage Your "Incoming"
o Mail
o Phone Calls
o Tasks
* Set Your Schedule
* Get Your Work Done
o Interruptions
o Priorities
o Projects You Hate
* In Conclusion
o More questions and answers Evaluation
Workshop
Objectives:
By the end of this
workshop, participants will be able to
meet the following objectives.
* Understand how
getting organized can reduce stress and
allow you to function more effectively.
* Identify areas of your work space that could be better organized.
* Identify useful office products that will help you stay organized.
* Create a filing system and identify those items worth saving vs.
those that should be discarded.
* Create a work schedule to increase productivity.
* Manage mail (including faxes and e-mail), phone calls and assignments.
* Identify techniques for dealing with interruptions.
* Recognize how to set priorities and reduce procrastination.
For more
information and to register go to: http://neilsa.org/classes/getorganized.cfm
OTHER CE: You must register with the
listed provider.
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PLM dates scheduled for spring. We won't be taking
registrations for awhile - we'll probably wait until late November or
December.
PLM 1 - Tuesdays, April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24,
2005
PLM 2 - Fridays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13, 20, 2005
Or see
Free
ICN Training Session!
Leary of the technology?
New to teaching in Iowa and unfamiliar with
ICN?
Want to
know what the ICN room is all about and how you can use it?
November 16, 4:15 - 5:00 p.m.
"How
to Use the ICN Room"
Host Locations:
-
Waterloo - Hawkeye Community College (Origination Site)
-
Fort Dodge - Iowa Central Community College
-
Cedar Rapids -
AEA 10
-
Creston Community Hospital
-
Des Moines - Department of Public Health
-
Des Moines - State of Iowa Library
-
Shenandoah High School
-
Southeast Polk High School
-
Urbandale Public Library
Please contact Jeannie
Patterson at jeannie.patterson@iowa.gov
or call 877-426-4692 to make a reservation for one of the listed
sites. All authorized users are welcomed to attend.
"Learning Activity
Written Summary" may be found at:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/online-learningactivitywrittensummary.htm
GRANTS:
Support Staff
Grant. will make it possible for an eligible individual
(or
individuals) to attend ALA Annual in Chicago
in June 2005.
Eligibility
Requirements: Currently employed in
a
full time support staff position; Minimum of three years of experience
in an
area of technical services (acquisitions, cataloging, collection
development/management, preservation of library materials, serials); No
previous attendance at an ALA annual meeting Successful
candidates will be required to
submit a brief report describing their
experiences at the annual conference. This report will be
published
in the post-conference issue of the
ALCTS
Newsletter Online and will also
be shared with
the sponsor. The ALCTS Membership
Committee will provide mentoring support for each candidate.
To
apply: Send a
cover letter, resume and a brief essay (ca. 250 words) summarizing the
reasons
why attending the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Library
Association
would be beneficial. A letter of reference from the
applicant's
supervisor, indicating the employer's support for the
application is also
required.
Applications should be
sent by December
1, 2004
to: Dale Swensen
email: Dale_Swensen@byu.edu
Successful applicants
will be notified in January. All
necessary travel arrangements will be handled by ALCTS.
The American
Library
Association (ALA) and the National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are accepting applications for the We The People Bookshelf on
"freedom" grants. Part of the NEH's We the
People initiative, the annual grant project will award sets of 15
classic books for young readers to 1,000 libraries across the country.
Libraries interested in receiving the collection are required to
develop and host a program to introduce the collection and its theme of
freedom to students and/or patrons.
Guidelines
and
applications for Round One are
available online at www.ala.org/wethepeople
until October 20, 2004.
Applications for Round Two will be
accepted from December 16, 2004 to February 16, 2005.
Building Consulting
Grants
The
State
Library
allocates Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds to provide
Iowa libraries with building consultation. These grants allow
librarians to get professional advice from impartial consultants who
provide
guidance and recommendations to library staff, city officials and the
community on the extent and complexity of a building project. The
building consulting grants have been funded by the State Library since
fiscal year 1994. Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded as funds
are available. A library that has
received the entire $2,500 grant is not eligible for another one.
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/LSTA/building-consulting-grants.htm
END PLATE: Long Announcements, Supporting
Documents, & other "stuff"
Other blogs:
SWILSA
House blog at: http://www.swilsa.blogspot.com
Blogs
for Libraries
[WebJunction] http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=1432
On line Newsletters:
Regional Rag. http://www.sls.lib.ia.us/rag.htm OR
Go to http://www.sls.lib.ia.us - click
on
"Regional Rag" and then the issue you wish to read.
2005 Summer Library Program Workshop Dates
Dragons, Dreams
and Daring Deeds
February 9 Grundy Center Community Center
February 10 Johnston Public
Library (two sessions)
February 14 Southern Prairie
AEA, Ottumwa
February 15 Anamosa Public
Library
February 16 Northeast Iowa Comm. College, Calmar
February 17 North Iowa Area Comm. College, Mason City
February 18 Algona Public
Library
March 1
Cherokee Community Center
March 2
Churdan Community Center
March 3
Elliott Community Center
The fine print stuff
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xx = See also
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and are not the opinions of my agency,
my board, my co-workers, my parents, siblings, relatives, my dogs
or most any other know life form. Except, of course, those
very bright concerned, sensitive, perceptive &, in general, well
educated, widely read and cultured individuals who wish to share this
peculiar road to ruin, as well as a couple of down & out drugged
out beatniks from the good old days. OK? The "Prime Directive"
applies.
Edited by:
Ken Davenport - NEILSA Consultant
davenport@neilsa.org
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BOILER PLATE FOOTNOTES:
1. WARNING: I will be able to give you about
a 5 working day warning on deadlines (by e-mail, less otherwise) I have
10 days to reply, if I miss the deadline, well I won't miss, if you
miss ... I'll send it in late but ...
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